mamam

Cebuano

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ma‧mam

Noun

mamam

1. (childish) a beverage; a drink

Verb

mamam

1. (childish) to drink

Galician

Verb

mamam

1. (reintegrationist norm) third-person plural present indicative of mamar

Gunwinggu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmamam/

Noun

mamam

1. mother's father, maternal grandfather.
2. mother's father's brother or sister.
3. man's daughter's children.
4. brother's daughter's children.

Related terms

• kakkak
• makkah
• mawah

References

• Steven and Narelle Etherington, Kunwinjku Kunwok: A Short Introduction to Kunwinjku Language and Society (third edition, 1998)

Ilocano

Etymology

From mama (“mother”) ‎ -m (“you”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmamam/ [ˈmɐ.mam]
• Hyphenation: ma‧mam

Interjection

mamam (Kur-itan spelling ᜋᜋᜋ᜔)

1. your mom

Usage notes

• The phrase is usually used as an insult, or a comeback to an insult.

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmamam/

Noun

mamam

1. dative plural of mama

Portuguese

Verb

mamam

1. third-person plural present indicative of mamar

Tagalog

Noun

mamam (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜋᜋ᜔)

1. (childish) beverage; drink

Turkish

Noun

mamam

1. first-person singular possessive of mama

Usage notes

• When this word is pronounced, the stress is on the last syllable: mamam. (The pronunciation with stress on the penultimate syllable, mamam, means "I am [a(n)/the] (baby) food.")

Upper Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmamam/

Noun

mamam

1. dative plural of mama